The Effects Of Scheduling Acetaminophen And Methocarbamol Administration On Postoperative Opioid Use And Related Side Effects Among Cardiac Surgery Patients, Whitney Jamison

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The Effects of Scheduled Acetaminophen and Methocarbamol Administration on Postoperative Opioid Use and Related Side Effects Among Cardiac Surgery Patients

ABSTRACT

Purpose

Opioid therapy is commonly prescribed to combat surgical pain in hospitals across the United States and is associated with many negative side effects including dependence and nausea. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively examine the effects of scheduling acetaminophen and methocarbamol administration postoperatively throughout the cardiac surgery patients’ hospital stay. Through retrospective chart reviews, the aims of postoperative opioid use, postoperative opioid use according to hospital length of stay, antiemetic use, and opioid prescription at discharge …

Beers Medication: Empowering The Elderly Through Education, Amanda J. Parker

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The elderly population (those aged 65 years and older) has an increased risk of experiencing adverse effects from their prescribed medications. These adverse effects are due to many reasons, one being changes that naturally occur in the aging body, such as diminished kidney function or decreased gastrointestinal motility. This project explores the prescribing practices of one primary care practice setting. Specifically, this project sought to determine the number of patients in a primary care practice who were prescribed medications on the Beers list and whether or not the patients received education on adverse effects. The results concluded the most frequently …